Alacero, the Latin American steel association, has reported that in the first quarter of this year finished steel imports from China to Latin America rose by 95 percent year on year to an all-time quarterly record of 1.9 million m metric ...
Tags: Finished Steel, Steel Imports
Latin America's trade deficit with Turkey increased by 55 percent in 2013, mainly due to a drop in the revenues generated by raw material exports and ongoing high levels of finished steel imports from Turkey, according to Alacero, the Latin ...
Tags: trade deficit, finished steel
The global PET packaging market is worth $48.1 billion in 2014, amounting to almost 16 million tonnes according to a new market report from Smithers Pira. Demand for PET packaging is expected to increase by an average of 4.6% annually ...
Tags: Packaging Material, PET packaging
Exhibit space is sold out for the 2014 Latin American & Caribbean Tyre Expo, July 23-25 at the Atlapa Convention Center in Panama City, Republic of Panama. Organizers announced speakers for the event, which is expected to draw 3,500 ...
Tags: Auto Parts, tyre, tire
Asda stores in the UK are leading the way in a global fit out of LED lighting fixtures in the stores of its parent company Walmart. The fixtures are supplied by GE, and Walmart says they will use 40 per cent less energy than the lighting ...
US-based sensing products developer PakSense will distribute Thinfilm Smart Labels to food suppliers and retailers, as part of a commercial distribution agreement with printed electronics products maker Thin Film Electronics. The Thinfilm ...
Tags: Food Industry, PakSense
Expocomer is a multi-sector trade exhibition. The main categories of Expocomer are: food, textiles, construction, technology and services. This is the ideal place for your company to showcase their products and services to ...
Tags: Footprints
Howler Brothers, an outdoor apparel startup in Austin, Texas, has named former Yeti Cooler marketing chief Rick Wittenbraker as its chief marketing officer. ADVERTISEMENT "We have known Rick for a long time both as a friend and as a ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation, Apparel
The American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA), Franklin Furniture Institute and Mississippi Manufacturers Association have once again collaborated to present a Manufacturing Summit on the campus of Mississippi State University. ...
Tags: logistics issues, process automation, transportation needs
Consistent improvements in technology and gradually lower costs will drive high-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) systems to superior efficiencies, making HCPV an increasingly viable rival to conventional solar-generating solutions, ...
Tags: HCPV systems, lower costs, CPV pioneers
Consistent improvements in technology and gradually lower costs will drive high-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) systems to superior efficiencies, making HCPV an increasingly viable rival to conventional solar-generating solutions, ...
Tags: Solar PV Systems, HCPV systems
The European MTBE factor reached its highest level in eleven months Tuesday supported by ongoing demand for exports, according to market sources. The factor was calculated at 1.204, with MTBE FOB ARA at $1,147/mt versus Ebob gasoline at ...
Tags: MTBE Exports, Chemicals
The Nicaraguan government has granted a concession to a mysterious Chinese company owned by Jing Wang, a little-known Hong-Kong based businessman, to build an inter-oceanic canal. This would provide an alternative to the Panama Canal that, ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Construction
Global foreign direct investment (FDI) rose to levels not seen since the start of the global economic crisis in 2008, increasing by 11 per cent in 2013 to an estimated $1.46 trillion, with the lion's share going to developing countries, ...
Tags: trade, Investment
Jockey International, Inc., announces a licensing partnership with global apparel supplier, Intradeco. Jockey - a leading manufacturer and marketer of apparel products –is partnering with Intradeco for their expertise in sleepwear and ...
Tags: Jockey, Intradeco, vertical manufacturer, El Salvador and Nicaragua